Sherin Mathews was buried in a private ceremony Tuesday, more than a week after her body was found in a culvert, according to her mother Sini Mathews' attorney, Mitchell Nolte.

In a statement released on behalf of Sherin's family, Nolte said the 3-year-old's funeral took place at an undisclosed location "because of personal security concerns and threats of grave desecration."

Despite a community petition asking for permission to perform a public interfaith burial, the ceremony was private, Nolte said, citing the "intense press and social media attention" the case has drawn.

Her funeral was "conducted according to the religious beliefs and the cultural heritage of her family," the statement said.

2 Arlington officers wounded after shots fired while they were serving warrant

The shooting happened about 4:30 p.m. in the 4300 block of Kelly Hill Road, near Southwest Green Oaks Boulevard, as the officers attempted to serve a warrant.

One officer who was shot multiple times in the lower extremities was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital. The second injured officer, who either suffered a gunshot wound or shrapnel to the hand, was treated and remained at the scene, police said.

Police Chief Will Johnson said on Twitter that the hospitalized officer is alert and stable.

Lewisville: A man's body was discovered Tuesday in a heavily wooded area in Lewisville, police said.

Oak Cliff: Dallas police are hoping someone will be able to help identify the body of a man found floating under a central Oak Cliff bridge in August. The man has a "distinctive" tattoo on his left shoulder of a skull with a spiral, police said.

Elizabeth Reich, chief financial officer, gives a report on the Dallas Police and Fire pension structure to the Dallas City Council on Dec. 7.(2016 File Photo / Nathan Hunsinger)

S&P Global Ratings changed the outlook on Dallas' outstanding bonds to stable from negative, crediting the state Legislature's overhaul of the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System. The credit rating did not budge from "AA-," however.

S&P also lauded Dallas' "very strong management" and economic growth. But S&P added that the city's billions in unfunded pension liabilities — for both the police and fire pension and the civilian retirement fund — still stand in the way of a ratings upgrade. The agency's decision followed Fitch's similar move last month. The third major ratings agency, Moody's, has not yet reviewed Dallas' debt.

The city went to Fitch and S&P as officials prepare to sell $350 million in bonds from previous bond packages. Voters are also deciding on 10 bond propositions that make up a $1.05 billion bond package. More than half of that total will go to fix the city's crumbling streets — something Moody's partially blamed when it downgraded Dallas debt in 2015.

Animals at the Dallas Zoo celebrated Halloween on Tuesday with pumpkins, some filled with meaty treats or worms. Among the animals enjoying the pumpkins were lion cub Bahati, Ajabu the elephant, meerkats, giant Galapagos tortoises and hippos Adhama and Boipelo.(Courtesy / Dallas Zoo)